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Guns and poses as women strip for calendar

A PLUCKY group of 11 women decided to bare all in the name of cancer research.

Hens and Guns in Bere Regis, who host shoots in Purbeck, decided to pose for a calendar similar to the one used in the film Calendar Girls to raise money for the Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund.

The risqué shoot for the calendar started last November and the group, Karen Rees, Claire Vincent, Lorrayne Harris, Clare Bundy, Charmain Plummer, Sarra Dellou, Lisa Macdonald-Smith, Emma Johns, Annabelle Mackendrick, Lisa Lupton and Paula Reeks, ditched the clothes and posed for the calendar.

Now, the group will officially launch the calendar at a charity clay pigeon shoot to be held off the A35 in Bloxworth on September 21, with all money for the shoot being donated to the charity.

Mrs Vincent said: “It all started after a cousin of mine, Mark Harris, was given the right to go stalking in Scotland after a friend of his died from pancreatic cancer and his friend donated it in his will.

“It was a discussion over the dinner table to raise money for the charity and we thought it would be a good idea to produce a calendar like the one used in the Calendar Girls film, but we wanted to use women who go shooting rather than models.”

The calendars cost £10 with proceeds going to the Pancreatic Cancer Research fund. The group has already raised more than £1,000 after the first 100 were bought by friends and family.

Mrs Vincent also said the women had a good time as they posed for the calendar, with the pictures taken by Mr Harris.

She added: “When we were taking the pictures, it was incredibly exhilarating, everybody enjoyed doing it.

“We had to be careful where we were shooting as a lot of them were done outdoors, and we had to get permission to take the pictures on private grounds, but it was all done in the end.

“I lost my father to cancer last year, and taking the pictures was a walk in the park compared to what people who have cancer go through. We just want to raise as much money as we can.”

For more details on the charity shoot, call Lisa on 07796 271536 or Karen on 07818 112719 and to purchase a calendar email hensandguns2015@gmail.com.

Comments

A bit of fun for a great cause, good on you girls well done.boardsandphotos

A bit of fun for a great cause, good on you girls well done.

Score: 7

BIGTONE
11:38am Sun 17 Aug 14

Glad I haven't eaten my dinner yet.

Glad I haven't eaten my dinner yet.BIGTONE

Glad I haven't eaten my dinner yet.

Score: 1

jeebuscripes
2:09pm Sun 17 Aug 14

Something something...gone off half cocked etc...

Something something...gone off half cocked etc...jeebuscripes

Something something...gone off half cocked etc...

Score: -6

Bob49
2:03pm Sun 17 Aug 14

a bit fowl to be honest

a bit fowl to be honestBob49

a bit fowl to be honest

Score: -3

toyota777
3:09pm Sun 17 Aug 14

And why not?

And why not?toyota777

And why not?

Score: 0

penhalereturns
6:45pm Sun 17 Aug 14

we-shall-see wrote…

penhalereturns wrote…

A little bit of fun for a good cause, well done girls and good luck with the money raising.

I very much doubt the birds these "ladies" go around shooting think it's much of a game .....

I do have to agree, the calender for a good cause is excellent but the pigeon shoot dampens my support for the way money is being raised.

[quote][p][bold]we-shall-see[/bold] wrote:
[quote][p][bold]penhalereturns[/bold] wrote:
A little bit of fun for a good cause, well done girls and good luck with the money raising.[/p][/quote]I very much doubt the birds these "ladies" go around shooting think it's much of a game .....[/p][/quote]I do have to agree, the calender for a good cause is excellent but the pigeon shoot dampens my support for the way money is being raised.penhalereturns

we-shall-see wrote…

penhalereturns wrote…

A little bit of fun for a good cause, well done girls and good luck with the money raising.

I very much doubt the birds these "ladies" go around shooting think it's much of a game .....

I do have to agree, the calender for a good cause is excellent but the pigeon shoot dampens my support for the way money is being raised.

Score: 5

penhalereturns
5:52pm Sun 17 Aug 14

A little bit of fun for a good cause, well done girls and good luck with the money raising.

A little bit of fun for a good cause, well done girls and good luck with the money raising.penhalereturns

A little bit of fun for a good cause, well done girls and good luck with the money raising.

Score: 1

HRH of Boscombe
5:42pm Sun 17 Aug 14

Bob49 wrote…

a bit fowl to be honest

At least they're game birds ;)

[quote][p][bold]Bob49[/bold] wrote:
a bit fowl to be honest[/p][/quote]At least they're game birds ;)HRH of Boscombe

Bob49 wrote…

a bit fowl to be honest

At least they're game birds ;)

Score: 2

we-shall-see
6:39pm Sun 17 Aug 14

penhalereturns wrote…

A little bit of fun for a good cause, well done girls and good luck with the money raising.

I very much doubt the birds these "ladies" go around shooting think it's much of a game .....

[quote][p][bold]penhalereturns[/bold] wrote:
A little bit of fun for a good cause, well done girls and good luck with the money raising.[/p][/quote]I very much doubt the birds these "ladies" go around shooting think it's much of a game .....we-shall-see

penhalereturns wrote…

A little bit of fun for a good cause, well done girls and good luck with the money raising.

I very much doubt the birds these "ladies" go around shooting think it's much of a game .....

Score: 2

themummy
7:26pm Sun 17 Aug 14

Will always divide opinion, shooting. I'm a vegetarian for various reasons, but good on ya girls! Hope you raise a fortune.

Will always divide opinion, shooting. I'm a vegetarian for various reasons, but good on ya girls! Hope you raise a fortune.themummy

Will always divide opinion, shooting. I'm a vegetarian for various reasons, but good on ya girls! Hope you raise a fortune.

Score: -3

wadjit
5:26am Mon 18 Aug 14

Killing things is great fun. Blast them out of the air i say and do some charity work too, its all a good fun day out.

Killing things is great fun. Blast them out of the air i say and do some charity work too, its all a good fun day out.wadjit

Killing things is great fun. Blast them out of the air i say and do some charity work too, its all a good fun day out.

Score: -1

Lord Parkstone
5:43am Mon 18 Aug 14

penhalereturns wrote…

we-shall-see wrote…

penhalereturns wrote…

A little bit of fun for a good cause, well done girls and good luck with the money raising.

I very much doubt the birds these "ladies" go around shooting think it's much of a game .....

I do have to agree, the calender for a good cause is excellent but the pigeon shoot dampens my support for the way money is being raised.

Its a CLAY pigeon shoot in September. These are in no way whatsoever even remotely like pigeons that fly. Unless you believe that inanimate objects have feelings too I dont think theres anything remotely inhumane about blasting clay discs out the sky.

[quote][p][bold]penhalereturns[/bold] wrote:
[quote][p][bold]we-shall-see[/bold] wrote:
[quote][p][bold]penhalereturns[/bold] wrote:
A little bit of fun for a good cause, well done girls and good luck with the money raising.[/p][/quote]I very much doubt the birds these "ladies" go around shooting think it's much of a game .....[/p][/quote]I do have to agree, the calender for a good cause is excellent but the pigeon shoot dampens my support for the way money is being raised.[/p][/quote]Its a CLAY pigeon shoot in September. These are in no way whatsoever even remotely like pigeons that fly. Unless you believe that inanimate objects have feelings too I dont think theres anything remotely inhumane about blasting clay discs out the sky.Lord Parkstone

penhalereturns wrote…

we-shall-see wrote…

penhalereturns wrote…

A little bit of fun for a good cause, well done girls and good luck with the money raising.

I very much doubt the birds these "ladies" go around shooting think it's much of a game .....

I do have to agree, the calender for a good cause is excellent but the pigeon shoot dampens my support for the way money is being raised.

Its a CLAY pigeon shoot in September. These are in no way whatsoever even remotely like pigeons that fly. Unless you believe that inanimate objects have feelings too I dont think theres anything remotely inhumane about blasting clay discs out the sky.

Score: 4

retry69
6:02am Mon 18 Aug 14

Lord Parkstone wrote…

penhalereturns wrote…

we-shall-see wrote…

penhalereturns wrote…

A little bit of fun for a good cause, well done girls and good luck with the money raising.

I very much doubt the birds these "ladies" go around shooting think it's much of a game .....

I do have to agree, the calender for a good cause is excellent but the pigeon shoot dampens my support for the way money is being raised.

Its a CLAY pigeon shoot in September. These are in no way whatsoever even remotely like pigeons that fly. Unless you believe that inanimate objects have feelings too I dont think theres anything remotely inhumane about blasting clay discs out the sky.

At least you noticed lol well done to everyone involved :)

[quote][p][bold]Lord Parkstone[/bold] wrote:
[quote][p][bold]penhalereturns[/bold] wrote:
[quote][p][bold]we-shall-see[/bold] wrote:
[quote][p][bold]penhalereturns[/bold] wrote:
A little bit of fun for a good cause, well done girls and good luck with the money raising.[/p][/quote]I very much doubt the birds these "ladies" go around shooting think it's much of a game .....[/p][/quote]I do have to agree, the calender for a good cause is excellent but the pigeon shoot dampens my support for the way money is being raised.[/p][/quote]Its a CLAY pigeon shoot in September. These are in no way whatsoever even remotely like pigeons that fly. Unless you believe that inanimate objects have feelings too I dont think theres anything remotely inhumane about blasting clay discs out the sky.[/p][/quote]At least you noticed lol well done to everyone involved :)retry69

Lord Parkstone wrote…

penhalereturns wrote…

we-shall-see wrote…

penhalereturns wrote…

A little bit of fun for a good cause, well done girls and good luck with the money raising.

I very much doubt the birds these "ladies" go around shooting think it's much of a game .....

I do have to agree, the calender for a good cause is excellent but the pigeon shoot dampens my support for the way money is being raised.

Its a CLAY pigeon shoot in September. These are in no way whatsoever even remotely like pigeons that fly. Unless you believe that inanimate objects have feelings too I dont think theres anything remotely inhumane about blasting clay discs out the sky.

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